MEET BASKETBALL SKILLS TRAINER
Darius Wright
dwright2@lt.life

BIRTH PLACE: Santa Clara, CA
HIGH SCHOOL: Center High School
COLLEGE: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
FOCUS: Helping players become the best basketball version of themselves.
TRAINING PHILOSOPHY: “You have to start somewhere, you control the number of practice days you stack and effort you put in to become a better basketball player”
FAVORITE PLAYER: Penny Hardaway & Kobe Bryant
BIO:
• Former Division 1 Full Scholarship Student Athlete
• University of Oregon: Team Captain and MVP; All Pac-10 honors
• Played professionally in Europe and China 5 years
• 15+ years in basketball player development
Location - Life Time Roseville
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